Users Guide

If the password of the iDRAC user account is set with the SHA256 password hash only and not the other hashes (SHA1v3Key or

MD5v3Key), then authentication through SNMP v3 is not available.

Hash password using RACADM

To set hash passwords, use the following objects with the set command:

● iDRAC.Users.SHA256Password

● iDRAC.Users.SHA256PasswordSalt

Use the following command to include the hash password in the exported server configuration profile:

racadm get -f <file name> -l <NFS / CIFS / HTTP / HTTPS share> -u <username> -p

<password> -t <filetype> --includePH

You must set the Salt attribute when the associated hash is set.

NOTE: The attributes are not applicable to the INI configuration file.

Hash password in server configuration profile

The new hash passwords can be optionally exported in the server configuration profile.

When importing server configuration profile, you can uncomment the existing password attribute or the new password hash

attribute(s). If both are uncommented an error is generated and the password is not set. A commented attribute is not applied

during an import.

Generating hash password without SNMPv3 and IPMI authentication

To generate hash password without SNMPv3 and IPMI authentication:

1. For iDRAC user accounts, you must salt the password using SHA256.

When you salt the password, a 16 byte binary string is appended. The Salt is required to be 16 bytes long, if provided.

2. Provide hash value and salt in the imported server configuration profile, RACADM commands, or WSMAN.

3. After setting the password, the normal plain text password authentication works except that SNMP v3 and IPMI

authentication fails for iDRAC user accounts that had passwords updated with hash.

Setting up management station

A management station is a computer used for accessing iDRAC interfaces to remotely monitor and manage the PowerEdge

server(s).

To set up the management station:

1. Install a supported operating system. For more information, see the release notes.

2. Install and configure a supported Web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, or Safari).

3. Install the latest Java Runtime Environment (JRE) (required if Java plug-in type is used to access iDRAC using a Web

browser).

4. From the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD, install Remote RACADM and VMCLI from the

SYSMGMT folder. Else, run Setup on the DVD to install Remote RACADM by default and other OpenManage software. For

more information about RACADM, see iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/

idracmanuals..

5. Install the following based on the requirement:

● Telnet

● SSH client

● TFTP

● Dell OpenManage Essentials

Setting up managed system and management station